Steel Authority Of India Limited v. Union Of India

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Review Petition No.

of 201

1. Steel Authority of India Limited, Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai, through the Chief Executive Officer, Bhilai Steel Plant, Ispat Bhawan, Bhilai-490001, Distt. Durg (C.G.)

2. General Manager (Personnel), Bhilai Steel Plant, Ispat Bhawan, Bhilai-490001, Distt. Durg (C.G.) ---- Applicants

Versus

1. Union of India, through the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, New Delhi.

2. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-II (Exemption) Employee's Provident Fund Organisation (Ministry of Labour, Government of India), Regional Office, Chhattisgarh, Block "D" Scheme No.32, Indira Gandhi Vyavsayik Parisar, Pandri, Raipur (C.G.) 492004.

3. State Bank of India, through the Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Sector-I, Bhilai, Distt. Durg (C.G.)

4. Jeevan Singh, Ispat Club, Sector-I, Bhilai Nagar, Distt. Durg (C.G.)

5. Uday Meshram, Ispat Club Sector-2, Bhilai Nagar, Distt. Durg (C.G.)

6. Ashok Kumar Dewangan, Ispat Club Sector-4, Bhilai Nagar, Distt. Durg (C.G.)

7. Dinesh Singh, Gandhi Chowk, Ruabandha, Bhilai, Distt. Durg (C.G.)

8. Ganga Ram Thakur, Sector-6.

9. Ramlal Patil, Ispat Club Sector-7, Bhilai Nagar, Distt. Durg (C.G.)

10. Sundar Lal, Steel Club Sector-8, Bhilai Nagar, Distt. Durg (C.G.)

11. Vikas Kumar, Ward No.2, Kamal Niwas, KosaNala, Bhilai Nagar, Distt.Durg (C.G.)

12. Ashok, Risali.

13. Rajendra Kumar Patil, IspatClub, Maroda Sector, Bhilai Nagar, Distt. Durg (C.G.)

14. Surendra Singh, Khursipar.

15. Rupesh Kumar Gupta, Camp-I.

16. Smt. Khemlata Singh, Ispat Club Sector-I, Bhilai Nagar, Distt. Durg (C.G.)

17. R.K. Ramesh, Ispat Club Sector-7, Bhilai Nagar, Distt. Durg (C.G.)

18. Ram Lal Sahu, Ispat Club Sector-6, Bhilai Nagar, Distt. Durg (C.G.)

19. Ashok Chouhan, Sector-5

20. Praveen Chakravarti, Risali.

21. Bhagwan Das, Maroda.

22. Ajay Kumar, HUDCO.

23. V. Chandrashekhar, IspatClub Khursipar, Bhilai Nagar, Distt. Durg (C.G.)

24. Shankar Khobragade, Ispat Club Camp-1, Bhilai Nagar, Dist. Durg (C.G.)

25. K. Vijay Kumar, Sector-2.

26. Rafiq Ahmad, Ispat Club Sector-4, Bhilai Nagar, Distt. Durg (C.G.)

27. Mukesh Kumar, Sector-8.

28. Mahesh Singh, Qr. No.1/A, Street 32, Sector-7, Bhilai Nagar, Distt. Durg (C.G.) Respondents No. 4 to 28 above all were working in Ispat Clubs of Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai in various sections of Bhilai Township posted as security Guards/Social workers.

---- Non-applicants For Applicants:

Dr. N.K. Shukla, Senior Advocate with Mrs.

Vijay Laxmi Soni, Advocate.

For Non-applicant No. 2: Mr. Sunil Pillai, Advocate. For Non-applicants No. 6, Mr. Tarkeshwar Nande, Advocate. 7,10,11,13,18,21,22 &28 Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order on Board /0 4 /201 Heard.

(1) After hearing learned counsel appearing for the parties, I am of

the considered opinion that the order dated 7.4.2011 passed by Employees' Provident Fund Commisioner under Para-26B of the Scheme, 1952 is not appealable under Section 7-I of the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952 and, therefore, order dated 18.01.2016 passed in W.P. (L) No. 111 of 2014 deserves to be recalled and accordingly re-called.

(2) Consequently, W.P. (L) No.111/2014 is restored to its original number for hearing and disposal in accordance with law. Certified copy, as per rules.

Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge D/-